Curtain fastener



Oct. 9, 1928.

H. DUSOLD CURTAIN FASTENER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 20, 1926 Oct. 9, 1928.

H. DUSOLD CURTAIN FASTENER Filed March 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet By A INVENTOR.)

A TTORNEYS Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

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"H ULDA prison or MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin.

CURTAIN msmr'm Application filed March 20, 1926 Serial No. 9.6-,216. r

This invention relates to. improvements in curtain'fasteners. V

Curtains ofvarious kinds now in use have rings in spaced relation, sewed to their upper edgesfor slidable engagement with the ourtain;rod upon Which they are mounted; In traversing curtains, oordsare attached. to the upper edge portions of the curtains &I 1(1IGX- tend over pulleys topermit the easydrawing or traversing of a pair of'curtains on a rod. To remove the curtains forcleaning purposes, it is necessary to disconnect the cordsfrom the pulleys and the rings from the rods and after cleaning, the parts'have tobe replaced. This is very difficult for the average housewife and generally the SQPVlCBSiOf a professional man are required to take down or reg place the parts. Furthermore the rings sewed to the upper edges of the curtains are objectionable due to the fact that the rings become bent or otherwise damaged during the Washing operation.

7 Itison-e'of the o-b'ectsof the present invention to-overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide a curtain fastener formed oftw-o parts, one of which may be easily and permanently attached to it ourtain while the other port-ion is easily detachably connected to the -at-taclied portion.

A further object'of theinvent-ion is to provide a curtain fastener which will permit the easy removal-0f a curtain "from itssupport Without the necessity of'reinoving the curta n rings from the curtain pole or other support A further object of'tli'e inventionisto'provide a curtain fastener which canhbe soldindependently of the curtainsand in any desired length and arranged for easy attach ment to any curtain or other material."

A further object of the invention is to provide' a curtain fastener which is adaptedfo'r use with ,all kinds ofjcu-rtains, drapes and hangings wli'icliare hung on ringssuspended from poles or other supports, to'materially simplify-the hanging and removal of same. a A further object of the inventionis to 'provide a curtain fastener having means for preventing the fasteners from catching on shoulders or other obstructions formed on teleusualrly slid'ably mounted.

'forin offastenerf scopi'c rods upon which the fasteners A further object of the invention is to prov de acurtain fastener which is of very simple,'strong and durable construction, is inexpens ve to manufacture andis-easilyattached, and is well adapted: for the purpose described. i I I i W'ith the above and other objectsin view, the invention consists of theimproved ourtain fastener and its p'artsand' combinations as set forth in thereof,

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the claims, and all equivalents V Int-he accompanying drawing in which the I samereference charactersindicate the same part-sinlall of the views: p a

F ig; :1 is'a sidefv'iewshowing the improved curtain fastener attached toa curtain and mountedon arod I v i Fig: 2 is-a topedge view of 'thecurtain-and the detachable curtainfastener; Fig. 3;:isa fragmentaryfront'viewon alarger scale,

Figal-is a side view of thecurtain fastener ready fora-pplicat-ion to the curtain,

Fig; 5is a. transversesectional view'taken online 5 5 of Fig. 4 buttaken-on a larger scale; Fig; 6 isaside view of a modified form of ring; i

thereof I a side view of another modified 7 form of fastener provided with rollers to eliminate friction and prevent catching on shoulders or other obstructions;

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional viewthereof taken online88'of Fig: 7,

F gLQJis a transverse sectional view on l1ne'9-9of Fig.7;

Fig. 10 18 21 side view taken of another modified Fig 1 'is: a longitudinal sectional View t-liereofta'ken' on line ll-of'Figi" l O-and "shown "mounted on' a telescopic rod); and

Fig: 12-is a transverse sectional View there of taken: on line 1 2-of Fig; 10,

Re ferring to the drawing, the numeral '8'indicat'es a door or "window frame,- 9 a curtain rod extending froinone side of the opening to the other, and 10a palir-"ofcurtains' susi pended from said rod by a plurality of rings 11. Cords 12, extending over pulleys 13 are connected to the curtains in a manner to cause the curtains to traverse on the rod when the cords are pulled.

Traversing curtains or drapes now in ordinary use have the supporting rings sewed.

. In the present invention, the mentioned objectionable features are eliminated and the curtains or drapes are suspended in a very simple manner so that they may be readily detached or hung without removingthe rings from the rod,-or disturbing the cords. To accomplish this result, the rings 11 having shank. portions 13 are preferably stamped fromsheet metal andthe shank portions 13 are given a one-quarter turn so that the lower eyed portions 14 will be in a plane at right angles to the plane of the ring portion 11. The said eyed portions are firmly mounted in spaced relation on a strip of tape 15 by means of the projecting head portions 16 of snap fastener members 17 A. complementary. strip of tape 18 adapted to be sewed to the upper edge portions of the curtains or other drapery by lines of. stitching 19, has.

connected thereto complementary snap members 20 which are spaced apart toregister with thesnap member 17 Said snap members 20 are constructed to receive the projecting head portions 16 of the snap fastener members 17 to detachably connect the curtain or other drapery to the ring tape 15. The strips with the fasteners and rings mounted thereon can be provided in any color and length to be sold by the yard so that the purchaser may buy the desired color and length to match and fit the curtains or drapery.

fastenersfrom catching on the end edges of the telescopic sections,and to accomplish this result-the modified forms shown in Figs. 7 to 12 inclusive are provided.

22 and the side portions 23 of the'part 21 are reduced in width to form bearings upon which are journaled split rollers 24 and 25 In the form shown in Figs. 7, Sand 9, the upper portion formed from sheet metal. The rollers are of sufiicient diameter to easily roll over the shoulder 26 formed on telescopic rod sections 27 shown in Fig. 11. The shoulders 23 formed by. reducing the width of the bearing portions of the fasteners prevent endwise movement of the rollers.

In the modified form shown'in Figs; 10, 11 and 12, side and top inner edge portions of very simple constructionan'd is well adapted for the purpose described.

WVhat I claim as my invention'isz' 1. A curtain fastener, comprising two elongated strips of material, complementary fastening members easily detachably connect ing the strips together at a plurality of points, and suspension members rigidly and directly connected to and forming part of the fastening members on one of the strips. p

' 2. A curtain fastener, comprising an elongated strip of material, snap fastener members connected to the strip in spaced relation and having projecting-head portions, 2

suspension members, having rigidly depending shank portions directly connected to the snap fastener members,.a second-elongated strip of material for attachment to drapery, and complementary snap, fastener members connected to the second strip of material in Y spaced relation for receiving the heads of the first-mentioned snap fastener members for detachably connectingthe two strips of material together beneath a supporting rod.

3. A curtain fastener,- comprising an elongated strip of material, snap fastener members connected tothe strip. in, spaced relation and having projecting head portions,

suspension members having eyed shank portions directly connected to'the snap fastener members, the head portions of which extend through the eyes of the shanks, a second elongated strip of material for attachment to drapery, and complementary snap fastener members connected to the second strip of material in spaced relation forreceiving the heads of the first-mentioned snap fastener members for detachably connecting the two strips of material together. I

4. A curtain fastener, comprising an elongated strip of material, snap fastener members connected tothe str1p.1n spaced relation and having projecting head portions,

ring suspension members having rigidly depending eyed shank portions directly connected to and extending at right angles to the snap fastener members, the head portions of Which extend through the eyes of the shanks, the plane'of the ring portion extending at right angles to the plane of the eyed shank portions, a second elongated piece of material for attachment to drapery, and complementary snap fastener members connected to the second strip of material in spaced relation for receiving the heads of the first mentioned snap fastener members for detachably; connecting the two strips of material together.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

HULDA DUSOLD. 

